Ubuntu 9.10 Installer Screenshots

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala now includes an installer slideshow. I’ve always liked the idea of rotating slides of information about the OS while it’s installing to give the users something to do. No matter what you put on the slides this is going to be more entertaining for users than staring at the progress bar. While installing Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 5 you may have noticed a similar feature has been added to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. After entering information into the installer and clicking the Install button, users will see a slideshow of highlights, tips, and featured applications one after another. The one thing that sets that Ubuntu installer slideshow apart from others I’ve seen is it only plays through once. I found this to be a nice touch and I also anticipate many more slides by the final release.

Here’s a look at some of the slides I captured while installing Ubuntu 9.10.

Firefox features, no icon yet when I intalled

Features of FSpot photo manager.

Accessibility options on Ubuntu

Uses for Evolution email client

Empathy IM application features

OpenOffice features and options

How to play media with Ubuntu 9.10

Tips on adding new packages in Ubuntu 9.10

Where to get help when using Ubuntu 9.10

What do you think? Is The Ubuntu installer slideshow useful for new users so they know what to expect or just a waste of time and space?

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And finally ubuntu now adds on to its user friendliness with a pretty awesome installer, that reminds me much of the easy ‘Windoze’ install i should say. So, now Ubuntu has a graphical installer like Open-SUSE…
Kudos to Ubuntu team & Canonial….
Great work…
And thanks for the screenshots buddy…. Visit Saji N’s Blog

Maybe it is just me, but the installer in Ubuntu is not their greatest concern. It looks a little Windows-like with the slideshow which I think most people will ignore. Surely I am not the only person who surfs while Ubuntu is installing.

The slide show does what it’s meant to do. It looks like every other slide show I’ve seen. But then again what were people expecting? It’s simple to the point and does what it says on the tin. Good job.

There should be an option to enable this feature.
After all, if it’s the 3th time you install an app, you don’t want to be bothered with this info.
But for first time installations & new people, this is a nice idea.